ntfscat(1M) System Administration Commands ntfscat(1M)NAMEntfscat - display NTFS files and streams on the standard output
SYNOPSISntfscat [options] device [file]
DESCRIPTION
The ntfscat command reads a file or stream from an NTFS volume and dis‐
play the contents on the standard output.
The case of the filename passed to ntfscat is ignored.
OPTIONS
Supported options are listed below. Most options have both single-let‐
ter and full-name forms. Multiple single-letter options that do not
take an argument can be combined. For example, -fv is the equivalent of
-f-v. A full-name option can be abbreviated to a unique prefix of its
name.
-a, --attribute type
Display the contents of a particular attribute type. By default,
the unnamed $DATA attribute will be shown. The attribute can be
specified by a number in decimal or hexadecimal, or by name.
Hex Decimal Name
0x10 16 "$STANDARD_INFORMATION"
0x20 32 "$ATTRIBUTE_LIST"
0x30 48 "$FILE_NAME"
0x40 64 "$OBJECT_ID"
0x50 80 "$SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR"
0x60 96 "$VOLUME_NAME"
0x70 112 "$VOLUME_INFORMATION"
0x80 128 "$DATA"
0x90 144 "$INDEX_ROOT"
0xA0 160 "$INDEX_ALLOCATION"
0xB0 176 "$BITMAP"
0xC0 192 "$REPARSE_POINT"
0xD0 208 "$EA_INFORMATION"
0xE0 224 "$EA"
0xF0 240 "$PROPERTY_SET"
0x100 256 "$LOGGED_UTILITY_STREAM"
The attribute names can be specified without the leading dollar
sign ($) symbol. If you use the $ symbol, you must quote the name
to prevent the shell from interpreting the name.
-f, --force
Overrides some sensible defaults, such as not using a mounted vol‐
ume. Use this option with caution.
-h, --help
Show a list of options with a brief description of each.
-i, --inode num
Specify a file by its inode number instead of its name.
-n, --attribute-name name
Display the attribute identified by name.
-q, --quiet
Suppress some debug, warning, and error messages.
-V, --version
Show the version number, copyright, and license information.
-v, --verbose
Display more debug, warning, and error messages.
EXAMPLES
Example 1 Displaying Contents of File in Root
The following command displays the contents of a file in the root of an
NTFS volume.
# ntfscat /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 boot.ini
Example 2 Displaying Contents of File in Subdirectory
The following command displays the contents of a file in a subdirectory
of an NTFS volume.
# ntfscat /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 /winnt/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
Example 3 Display Contents of an Attribute
The following command displays the contents of the $INDEX_ROOT
attribute of the root directory (inode 5).
# ntfscat /dev/dsk/c0d0p1 -a INDEX_ROOT -i 5
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │system/file-system/ntfsprogs │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Interface Stability │Uncommitted │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOntfsls(1M), ntfsprogs(1M), parted(1M), attributes(5)
http://wiki.linux-ntfs.org
AUTHORSntfscat was written by Richard Russon, Anton Altaparmakov and Szabolcs
Szakacsits.
SunOS 5.11 28 May 2009 ntfscat(1M)
